IEEE Transactions on Information Theory

Aims & Scope

The IEEE Transactions on Information Theory is a journal that publishes theoretical and experimental papers concerned with the transmission, processing, and utilization of information.

The boundaries of acceptable subject matter are intentionally not sharply delimited.

Rather, it is hoped that as the focus of research activity changes, a flexible policy will permit this Transactions to follow suit.

Current appropriate topics are best reflected by recent Tables of Contents; they are summarized in the titles of editorial areas that appear on the inside front cover.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2501

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4708

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.464

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	304

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Compressed sensing

  Citation: 22038

  Authors: D.L.

• Robust uncertainty principles: exact signal reconstruction from highly incomplete frequency information

  Citation: 11958

  Authors: E.J., J., T.

• Nearest neighbor pattern classification

  Citation: 11901

  Authors: T., P.

• Least squares quantization in PCM

  Citation: 11111

  Authors: S.

• Cooperative Diversity in Wireless Networks: Efficient Protocols and Outage Behavior

  Citation: 10167

  Authors: J.N., D.N.C., G.W.

• New directions in cryptography

  Citation: 9370

  Authors: W., M.

• Signal Recovery From Random Measurements Via Orthogonal Matching Pursuit

  Citation: 7638

  Authors: Joel A., Anna C.

• De-noising by soft-thresholding

  Citation: 7202

  Authors: D.L.

• Network information flow

  Citation: 6240

  Authors: R., S.-Y.R., R.W.

• The capacity of wireless networks

  Citation: 6171

  Authors: P., P.R.

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